Westward
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.8, -3.1 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 29 45 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 (Wigton) |
Westward is a small, traditionally rural civil parish in Cumberland, a few miles west of Wigton on the northern fringe of the Lake District and within easy reach of the Lake District National Park and the Solway Firth. The landscape is typical north Cumbrian countryside - rolling fields, hedgerows and dry‑stone walls - with a scattering of stone-built farmhouses and lanes; agriculture, especially sheep and mixed arable farming, has long underpinned the local economy.
Community life tends to revolve around the parish church and village hall, with traditional events shaped by the farming calendar and a modest trickle of visitors exploring nearby fells and coast. There are few grand monuments, but historic field patterns and older buildings give Westward a quietly timeless character, while many residents now commute to larger centres such as Carlisle for work and services.
Postcode districts covering Westward
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 9.6 miles
- Workington 21.5 miles
- Penrith 16.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wigton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Woodside Parish 2.9 miles
- Thursby Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Sebergham Parish 3.7 miles
- Boltons Parish 3.9 miles
- Caldbeck Built-up area 4 miles
- Waverton Parish 4.5 miles
- Dalston Built-up area 5.4 miles
- Aikton Parish 5.5 miles
- Dalston and Burgh Ward 5.5 miles
- Orton Parish 5.8 miles
- Ireby and Uldale Parish 6.1 miles
Example postcodes in Westward
CA7 8BG, CA7 8BS, CA7 8BN, CA7 8NQ, CA7 8DB, CA7 8AU, CA7 8AB, CA7 8BF, CA7 8AG … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 58.3 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 69.7 miles
- Wigton Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Dalston Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Westward Ad
- Dalston Hall Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- Woodlands Country House 3 5.3 miles
- Wheyrigg Hall Hotel 6.6 miles
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel 4 9.9 miles
- Travelodge Carlisle Central 3 9.3 miles
- Overwater Hall 3 7.5 miles
- ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 9.2 miles
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 9.2 miles
- Lake District Castle Inn Hotel & Spa 4 9.3 miles
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 9.8 miles
Schools in Westward
- Rosley C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Inglewood Forest Forest 7.4 miles
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 7.9 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 7.9 miles
- Brunton Park Stadium 9.9 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 12.4 miles
- Galabank Stadium 14.9 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 15.3 miles
- Kinmount House Estate 17 miles
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 18.2 miles
- Hoddam Castle Estate 18.3 miles
- Brocavum Archaeological site 18.3 miles
- Birrens Archaeological site 19.2 miles